I’ve got to be honest, this new ‘aesthetic’ of stripping links headlines is, possibly, Musk’s worst idea yet. Accessibility wise, it’s a disaster. It’s very difficult to spot the tiny web address in the corner. Security wise, it’s even worse. Who will blindly click on an

... and make sure you put the headline in the alt-text for accessibility purposes. Elon, enshittifying Twitter a bit more every single day.

The latest Twitter update to remove headlines from link previews is a telling example of aesthetics over accessibility. That’s what happens when you no longer have a dedicated accessibility team.

On mobile, all my screen reader says is “link, image”, meaning I have no idea where it’ll take me. On the web version, I can’t even interact with links. They’re basically hidden. It’s created such a frustrating user experience.

Tom Nichols Fight back by putting the headline in your tweet. But it's also a strike against the disability users who can't read the source in itty bitty letters without an alt.

The change in way Twitter displays headlines has broken accessibility. To correct it, you need to do the following:

Journalism professor Karin Wahl-Jorgensen “was skeptical about Musk’s claim that the change [removing headlines] was driven by aesthetic considerations. She said…the new format cld be part of a broader attempt…to undermine news organizations’ reach…” washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

Couldn't agree with Holly more. You may not have noticed that X have removed headlines from their link previews, but this is another blow for #Accessibility on the platform. (1/2)

X's removal of headlines is a blow to news sites. But it also hampers the site’s accessibility to screen readers, software that people who are blind or have low vision use to read text. Disability advocates say the change is "horrible for accessibility." bit.ly/3ZHEYK6

X's removal of headlines is a blow to news sites. But it also hampers the site’s accessibility to screen readers, software that people who are blind or have low vision use to read text. Disability advocates say the change is "horrible for accessibility." But you can bet Musk

X's removal of headlines is a blow to news sites. But it also hampers the site’s accessibility to screen readers, software that people who are blind or have low vision use to read text. Disability advocates say the change is "horrible for accessibility."

X's decision to axe headlines is a disaster for screen readers, software that people who are blind or have low vision use to read text. But it also isn't surprising: Elon Musk laid off the site’s entire accessibility team. bit.ly/3ZHEYK6

The Washington Post Is this your contribution to National Disability Awareness Month WAPO?😩🎃👻 I'll blame Emo for removing headlines to stories, 'cuz this tweet sux

Oh my god. When Linda Yaccarino said that Visa was a “returning advertiser” she meant the company spent $10 on Twitter ads in the last 12 weeks. Not ten million. Not ten thousand. Ten dollars.

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Defending Elmo's decision to remove headlines by not believing what a random stranger wrote on here is peak irony. If only there was a way for me to provide additional supporting information from an legitimate news source.

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